HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 
VALLEY  HIGH  SCHOOL 

Floyd  Fender 


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Girls’  Dormitory  and  Boarding  Hall 


Htstoxo  of  the  (Slade  bailee  High  Sriyrol 


Written  by  a  Student  of  the  School 


By 

Floyd  Fender 


Copyright,  1923,  By  Floyd  Fender 


Dedicated 

to 


The  Ladies  of  Orange  Presbytery 


PREFACE 

In  this  little  work  the  author  has  endeavored  to  give  practical 
information  about  the  origin  of  the  Glade  Valley  High  School 
and  the  work  of  the  institution  from  its  establishment  in  1909 
to  the  present  time,  (Feb.  1923).  Since  many  records  of  the 
school  are  missing  this  work  is  also  intended  to  supplement  the 
records  of  the  work  done  by  the  school. 

The  author  gratefully  acknowledges  his  indebtedness  to  the 
following  for  invaluable  services  and  information  without  which 
this  work  would  not  have  been  possible:  Prof.  W.  L.  Cooper, 
Jr.,  Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  B.  Eldridge,  Mr.  Gilmore 
Harris,  Mr.  F.  A.  Wrench,  Miss  Lela  Wolfe,  Miss  Margaret 
Cheek,  Mr.  Frank  S.  Johnston,  Miss  Dott  Duncan,  Mrs.  Dewitt 
Bryan,  Mr.  Clayton  C.  Edwards,  Mrs.  Stella  Sharpe,  Mr.  Silas 
Nichols,  Mr.  B.  Dewitt  Phillips,  Mrs.  I.  M.  Andrews,  Mrs.  F.  T. 
Wagoner,  Mr.  Clive  A.  Thompson,  Rev.  W.  F.  Hollingsworth, 
Mr.  C.  C.  Thompson,  Mr.  Joseph  McBride. 

FLOYD  FENDER. 

Glade  Valley,  N.  C.,  February,  1923. 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


ESTABLISHMENT 

In  the  year  1907  a  young  ministerial  student  left  Davidson 
College  in  his  junior  year  because  the  condition  of  his  eyes 
would  not  permit  him  to  go  on  and  finish  his  course.  Desiring 
to  enter  some  kind  of  religious  work  he  went  to  Ashe  and  Alle¬ 
ghany  counties  as  an  evangelistic  worker.  He  traveled  over 
these  counties,  held  meetings,  and  visited  the  people.  This  young 
man  was  Mr.  A.  T.  Walker. 

Mr.  Walker  was  everywhere  met  with  the  need  of  better  edu¬ 
cational  facilities.  Most  of  the  public  schools  were  inferior  and 
there  were  no  high  schools  in  which  teachers  might  prepare  them¬ 
selves.  Hundreds  of  bright  boys  and  girls,  eager  for  an  educa¬ 
tion  were  unable  to  go  long  distances  and  pay  the  usual  fees. 
Often  when  spoken  to  about  going 
to  school  their  eyes  would  fill  with 
tears  as  they  replied,  “It  costs  so 
much  father  cannot  send  me.” 

Mr.  Walker  secured  a  number  of 
summer  school  teachers  and  con¬ 
ducted  an  educational  campaign. 

Summer  schools  were  conducted  at 
various  points  in  Ashe  and  Alle¬ 
ghany  counties.  This  educational 
campaign  resulted  in  the  establish¬ 
ment  of  the  Glade  Valley  High 
School. 

The  Home  Mission  report  of  Rev. 

S.  M.  Rankin  to  Orange  Presbytery 
which  met  in  Leaksville  in  April, 

1908,  contained  the  following  recommendation: 

“That  Presbytery  appoint  a  committee  of  five  to  secure  a  lo¬ 
cation  for  a  high  school  in  Ashe  and  Alleghany  counties,  and  to 
establish  such  a  school  if  the  way  be  clear.” 

The  Presbytery  appointed  the  following  committee.  Rev.  S. 
M.  Rankin,  Chairman,  Greensboro;  J.  Lindsay  Patterson,  Esq., 
Winston-Salem;  Mr.  A.  T.  Walker,  Sparta;  Rev.  R.  K.  Moseley, 
- ;  Mr.  McBride  Holt,  Graham.  With  careful  and  pray- 


Mr.  A.  T.  Walker 


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erful  deliberation  this  committee  selected  Glade  Valley  as  the 
location  for  the  school. 


LOCATION 

Glade  Valley  is  on  a  high  plateau,  in  Alleghany  County,  about 
six  miles  from  Sparta,  the  county-seat  of  Alleghany  County,  and 
about  twenty-five  miles  from  Elkin.  It  is  about  the  geograph¬ 
ical  center  of  the  five  mountain  counties  (Ashe,  Alleghany, 
Wilkes,  Surry,  and  Stokes)  of  Orange  Presbytery,  which  are 
said  to  have  a  population  of  seventy-five  thousand  people.  The 
location  is  both  beautiful  and  healthful,  on  the  crest  of  the  Blue 
Ridge  Mountains,  with  an  altitude  of  about  three  thousand  feet. 
The  scenery  is  most  beautiful,  the  climate  invigorating. 

Glade  Valley  received  its  name  from  the  Harris  bottoms  near 
by.  This  valley  is  a  broad  expanse  of  beautiful  meadow  land. 
The  school  is  in  a  good  Christian  community,  far  from  the  evil 
and  distracting  influence  of  town  or  city  and  the  pupils  have 
nothing  to  distract  their  attention  from  their  studies  and  no 
temptations  to  waste  their  money. 


THE  WORK  BEGUN 

Early  in  1909  the  Committee  bought  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  acres  of  land  on  which  to  establish  the  proposed  high  school. 
This  land  was  well  timbered  and  well  watered.  A  large  part  of 
the  lumber  for  the  buildings  was  obtained  from  the  land  and  the 
land  has  been  developed  into  a  farm. 

The  location  of  Glade  Valley  was  selected  in  the  early  part 
of  1909  and  Mr.  W.  L.  Brewer,  an  architect  of  Greensboro, 
went  to  Glade  Valley,  laid  out  the  location  for  the  buildings, 
made  the  plans,  etc.,  and  donated  them  to  the  school.  Mr.  A. 
T.  Walker  was  appointed  by  the  Committee  to  oversee  the  con¬ 
struction  of  the  buildings.  Great  were  the  difficulties  encoun¬ 
tered  by  Mr.  Walker  in  this  work.  When  the  school  was  estab¬ 
lished  the  nearest  railway  station  was  Elkin,  twenty-five  miles 
away.  All  material  and  supplies  had  to  be  hauled  from  Elkin 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


by  wagons  across  the  Blue  Ridge  Mountain  over  rough  mountain 
roads.  A  sawmill  had  to  be  bought  to  cut  the  lumber;  thus  the 
lumber  for  the  buildings  was  obtained  economically.  A  little 
later  a  planer  was  bought  and  the  lumber  was  finished  on  the 
ground.  Mr.  Walker  was  often  seen  hauling  material  from  the 
railroad  with  an  ox  team  or  working  far  into  the  night  to  further 
the  work.  At  one  time  when  some  cement  work  had  been  done 
on  the  foundation  of  the  girls’  dormitory  the  temperature  sud¬ 
denly  dropped  below  the  freezing  point,  a  haystack  was  hauled 
from  Mr.  Gilmore  Harris’  meadow  near  by  and  the  forms  wrapped 
to  prevent  freezing.  Again  when  the  steam  heating  plant  was 
being  installed  in  the  girls’  dormitory  Mr.  Walker,  Mr.  Gilmore 
Harris  and  Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin  labored  almost  through  the  entire 
night  to  prevent  the  pipes  from  freezing.  The  people  of  the 
community  aided  greatly  in  clearing  the  land  and  erecting  the 
buildings.  Undaunted  by  obstacles  and  ha  dships,  Mr.  Walker 
soon  erected  an  eight-room  cottage  and  had  the  girls’  dormitory, 


Group  of  Students  In  Front  of  the  Cottage 

a  large  twenty-six  room  building,  well  under  way.  In  October. 
1009,  Mr.  Walker  married  Miss  Mary  Henderson,  of  Charlotte, 


VALLEY  HIGH  SCHOOL 


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and  they  moved  into  the  newly  built  cottage.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Walker  remained  in  charge  of  the  work  until  about  the  first  of 
July,  1910,  when  Mr.  Walker  had  a  severe  attack  of  rheumatism 
and  had  to  move  away,  before  the  girls’  building  was  completed. 


Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin  Mrs.  S.  M.  Rankin 

Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin,  Chairman  of  the  Committee,  then  took  charge 
of  the  work,  finishing  the  girls’  dormitory  and  the  first  term  of 
school  was  conducted  under  the  direction  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  S. 
M.  Rankin. 


BUILT  BY  FREE  WILL  OFFERINGS 

The  school  was  built  by  the  free  will  offerings  of  Christian 
people.  The  people  of  the  community  showed  their  good  will  and 
support  by  subscribing  $1,000  to  help  build  the  school.  In  1909 
there  was  no  high  school  of  any  importance  in  the  five  mountain¬ 
ous  counties  of  northwestern  North  Carolina.  The  need  oi  a 
high  grade  Christian  school  where  the  principles  of  the  Chris¬ 
tian  religion  are  taught  and  emphasized  and  the  appreciation  of 
the  people  are  clearly  depicted  by  the  following  letteis  f i  om  tin 
community: 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


Walls,  N.  C.,  April  1,  1909. 

Rev.  S.  M  Rankin, 

Greensboro,  N.  C. 

Dear  Sir: — Work  has  begun  on  the  school,  and  is  progressing 
nicely.  The  people  seem  very  much  interested  and  are  helping, 
notwithstanding  the  busy  season  with  the  farmers.  The  people 
of  the  community  have  subscribed  nearly  $1,000.  When  you 
consider  that  we  are  twenty-five  miles  from  the  railroad  and 
have  to  haul  our  produce  over  rough  mountain  roads  to  market, 
you  will  say  this  subscription  is  most  remarkable.  But  our  peo¬ 
ple  are  beginning  to  wake  up  educationally.  There  is  but  one 
school  in  the  county  that  pretends  to  run  more  than  four  months, 
so  it  is  no  wonder  our  people  are  putting  forth  such  an  effort  on 
behalf  of  this  school. 

I  wish  to  commend  the  wisdom  of  your  committee  in  their 
selection  of  a  site.  The  land  is  covered  with  fine  timber,  and 
the  site  is  near  the  survey  for  the  railroad  which  is  now  being 
graded  from  Elkin  to  Sparta.  Every  man  in  reach,  and  many 
not  within  reach,  regardless  of  religious  convictions  and  politics, 
is  interested  and  doing  what  he  can  for  the  school.  I  predict  a 
bright  future  for  Glade  Valley  High  School. 

With  best  wishes  for  yourself  and  family,  I  am, 

Yours  very  truly, 

S  F.  THOMPSON, 

Ex-Register  of  Deeds,  Alleghany  County 


Laurel  Branch,  N.  C.,  April  5,  1909. 

Dear  Bro.  Rankin 

We  have  done  what  we  could  for  the  school,  and  we  now  ap¬ 
peal  to  you  for  help.  We  are  greatly  in  need  of  this  school,  as 
you  know.  We  have  never  had  any  opportunities  in  life  our¬ 
selves,  and  our  children  are  growing  up  in  the  same  sad  condi¬ 
tion.  There  are  many  bright  children  here,  destitute  of  an  ed¬ 
ucation,  and  will  always  remain  so  without  the  aid  of  those  who 
are  able  to  help.  I  trust  your  many  friends  will  help  to  build 
this  school,  and  we  hope  to  see  our  children  educated  Christian 


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men  and  women,  properly  fitted  for  the  Master’s  service,  and 
earnestly  at  work  in  His  vineyard.  Please  do  what  you  can  for 
us;  anything  you  and  your  friends  do  for  this  mountain  work 
will  be  much  appreciated. 

Yoxirs  most  cordially, 

J.  P.  McCANN. 


Cherry  Lane,  N.  C. 

Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin, 

Dear  Sir: — We  certainly  appreciate  the  efforts  you  all  are 
making  to  establish  such  a  school  in  this  community.  We  are 
in  great  need  of  a  school.  There  is  not  a  first-class  school  in 
the  county,  nor  in  the  adjoining  counties.  I  had  to  drive  across 
the  mountain  seventy  miles  to  place  my  daughter  in  school  at 
Boone.  This  is  someth'ng  every  one  in  the  community  is  united 
on. 

Very  sincerely, 

A.  B.  GENTRY. 


Sparta,  Alleghany  County,  N.  C. 

April  26,  1909. 

I  am  perfectly  familiar  with  the  country  and  know  the  condi¬ 
tions  and  needs  of  the  section,  and  I  want  to  say  that  the  work 
which  Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin  and  those  associated  with  him  are  doing 
in  establishing  a  high  school  at  Glade  Valley,  N.  C.,  is,  in  my 
judgment,  a  valuable  work  both  from  a  moral  and  Christian 
standpoint,  and  one  that  will  redound  to  great  good  for  this  sec¬ 
tion  of  the  State,  and  for  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

R.  A.  DOUGHTON,  Ex-Lieut  Gov.  of  N.  C. 


STUDENT  SELF  HELP,  ETC. 

A  number  of  scholarships  are  given  by  the  friends  of  Chris¬ 
tian  education  to  aid  worthy  but  needy  boys  and  girls.  Also  a 
large  number  of  needy  students  are  allowed  to  pay  their  way  in 
part  by  working  on  the  farm,  grounds,  or  kitchen  and  dining 


room. 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


RAISING  THE  MONEY 

Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin,  Superintendent  of  Home  Mission  Work, 
did  a  wonderful  work  in  raising  the  funds  to  build  the  Glade 
Valley  Mission  School.  To  his  appeals  there  was  a  generous  re¬ 
sponse  from  the  churches,  ladies’  and  young  people’s  societies, 
as  well  as  from  individuals.  Those  who  aided  in  this  work  con¬ 
tributed  to  a  noble  cause. 


SOCIETIES  FURNISH  ROOMS 

The  ladies  of  the  Orange  Presbytery,  through  their  various 
societies,  rendered  invaluable  service  by  furnishing  the  build¬ 
ings.  Through  their  efforts  each  room  was  neatly  papered  and 
supplied  with  furniture. 


BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  APPOINTED 

*In  the  fall  of  1909  the  following  Board  of  Trustees  was  ap¬ 
pointed:  Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin,  Chairman,  Greensboro;  Mr.  A.  W. 
McAlister,  Greensboro;  Hon.  A  M  Scales,  Greensboro;  Rev.  E. 
R,  Leyborn,  D.  D.,  Durham;  Mr.  McBride  Holt,  Graham;  J.  Lind¬ 
say  Patterson,  Esq.,  Winston-Salem;  Mr.  A  T.  Walker,  Sparta. 

On  March  29,  1910,  the  Committee  and  the  Board  of  Trustees 
held  a  joint  meeting  and  the  Committee  turned  over  to  the  Board 
the  management  of  the  school.  In  the  fall  of  1910,  the  institu¬ 
tion  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  North  Carolina. 


*Later  Dr.  Neal  L.  Anderson  and  Judge  T.  B.  Finley  were 
added  to  the  Board.  Mr.  W.  F.  Carter  of  Mount  Airy  was  elect¬ 
ed  a  member  in  place  of  Mr.  A.  T.  Walker  in  1911.  In  April 
1914,  Dr.  E.  R.  Leyburn  resigned  as  a  member  of  the  Board  and 
Rev.  C.  P.  Coble  was  elected  in  his  place  Dr.  Neal  L.  Ander¬ 
son  removed  from  the  Presbytery,  and  Dr.  D.  Clay  Lilly  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Board  in  his  place  in  1916.  In  1918 
Mr.  A.  W.  McAlister  resigned  from  the  Board  and  Mr.  R.  R. 
King  was  elected  in  his  place.  In  1920,  Dr.  D.  Clay  Lilly  re¬ 
moved  from  the  Presbytery,  and  Rev.  T.  W.  Simpson  was  elect¬ 
ed  a  member  of  the  Board  in  his  place. 


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THE  SCHOOL  OPENED 

Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin  took  charge  of  the  work  at  Glade  Valley  in 
October,  1910.  A  large  force  of  hands  was  obtained  and  the 
work  on  the  girls’  dormitory  pushed  as  rapidly  as  possible. 

On  January  4,  1911,  the  school  was  opened  with  the  following 
faculty  in  charge:  Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin,  President  pro.  tem.; 
Prof  J.  H.  Gentry,  Principal,  High  School  Department;  Mrs. 
S.  M.  Rankin,  Lady  Principal;  Miss  Lucy  Graves,  Intermediate 
and  Primary  Grades;  Miss  Rebecca  Woods,  Domestic  Science; 
Prof.  W.  Paisley  White,  Normal  Course;  Miss  Josephine  Orr,  As¬ 
sistant  in  Sewing  Room;  Mrs.  Rankin,  Music;  Miss  Woods,  Ma¬ 
tron.  The  very  first  term  was  a  marked  success,  both  in  the 
number  enrolled  and  the  grade  of  work  accomplished.  Sev¬ 
enty-two  students  were  enrolled  during  the  term.*  The  building 
was  not  finished  when  school  opened,  and  was  very  cold  and  un¬ 
comfortable  for  the  first  two  months. 

The  commencement  exe  cises,  which  were  held  May  7-9,  1911, 
did  credit  to  the  new  instituion.  The  commencement  sermon 
was  preached  by  Rev.  R.  E.  Steele,  of  Spencer.  Ten  young 
ladies  contested  in  recitation  for  a  beautiful  medal  given  by  Mr. 
R.  C.  Bernau,  of  Greensboro.  Miss  May  Gentry,  of  Hooker,  was 
the  succesful  contestant.  The  young  men  contested  in  decla¬ 
mation  for  a  medal  given  by  the  President.  This  was  won  by 
Mr.  Garnett  Edwards,  of  Sparta.  Ex-Lieut.  Governor  R.  A. 
Doughton,  of  Sparta,  delivered  a  splendid  literary  address,  which 
was  well  conceived  and  eloquently  delivered. 

In  April,  1911,  water  was  piped  into  the  buildings  by  force  of 
gravity  from  a  strong  spring  farther  up  the  mountain.  Until 
then  water  had  to  be  carried  from  a  spring  some  three  hundred 
yards  away. 


THE  YEAR  1911-12 

The  Board  of  Trustees  was  fortunate  in  securing  a  splendid 
and  well  equipped  man  in  the  person  of  Rev.  W.  F.  Hollings- 

*The  school  was  established  with  a  primary  department  which 
was  later  discontinued.  The  school  now  carries  grades  seven 
to  eleven  inclusive.  The  music  department  was  begun  as  an  ad¬ 
junct  but  has  attained  considerable  prominence  and  reputation. 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


Boys’  Dormitory 


VALLEY  HIGH  SCHOOL 


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worth,  of  Morganton,  as  President  of  the  school.  Rev.  Hol- 
lirgsworth  was  elected  in  the  spring  of  1911,  and  took  charge  of 
the  work  June  the  first  of  that  year.  The  infant  institution 

thrived  under  the  care  of  Mr.  Hol¬ 
lingsworth.  He  remained  in  charge 
for  four  years,  giving  to  the  school 
his  ripe  scholarship  and  practical 
business  methods.  The  boys’  dor¬ 
mitory  was  erected  during  his  ad¬ 
ministration.  Mr.  Hollingsworth 
placed  on  the  farm  a  splendid 
young  orchard,  which  has  been  a 
great  source  of  help  to  the  school. 

The  following  faculty  had  charge 
during  the  year  1911-12:  Rev.  W. 
F.  Hollingsworth,  President;  Prof. 
D.  T.  Bradshaw,  Principal;  Assist¬ 
ants,  Mrs.  W.  F.  Hollingsworth, 

Miss  Pearl  Woodruff,  Miss  Elsie 
Miss  Clyde  Bryan  was  awarded  the 
scholarship  medal  at  commencement,  Mr.  Lee  Nichols  received 
the  declamation  medal,  and  Miss  Lina  Bledsoe  the  recitation 
medal. 

In  the  year  1912,  a  United  States  Post  Office  was  established 
at  Glade  Valley.  Mail  had  been  received  at  Cherry  Lane  about 
three  miles  away  until  this  time. 


Rev.  W.  F.  Hollingsworth 

Waddell,  Mrs.  John  Ruff. 


THE  YEAR  1912-13 

The  following  year  (1912-13)  Prof  Samuel  Denny  Smith  was 
Principal  with  the  following  assistants:  Mrs.  W.  F.  Hollings¬ 
worth.  Miss  Hallye  Covington,  Miss  Emmie  Quarterman,  Mrs. 
John  Ruff.  The  school  graduated  one  pupil  this  year,  Miss 
Stella  Gentry,  of  Glade  Valley.  The  enrollment  for  the  year 
was  one  hundred  and  thirty-four  pupils.  The  commencement 
was  held  May  17-20.  Nine  boys  contested  in  declamation  and 
eleven  girls  in  recitation.  Eight  students  made  the  honor  roll 
for  the  year.  Mr.  Lytle  McBride  won  the  declamation  medal, 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


Miss  Alma  Brooks  received  the  recitation  medal,  and  Miss  Fay 
Evans  the  scholarship  medal. 


THE  YEAR  1913-14 

Prof.  W.  L.  Cooper,  Jr.,  of  Graham,  was  Principal  in  1913-14 
and  had  the  following  assistants:  Mrs.  W.  F.  Hollingsworth, 
Miss  Hallye  Covington,  Miss  Margaret  Cooper,  Mrs.  John  Ruff. 
The  enrollment  for  the  year  was  ninety-three.  The  commence¬ 
ment  exercises  were  held  in  the  assembly  hall  of  the  boys’  dormi¬ 
tory  May  15-18.  The  commencement  sermon  was  preached  by 
Rev.  W.  F.  Hollingsworth.  Thirteen  young  men  were  in  the 
declamation  contest  and  nine  young  ladies  in  the  recitation  con¬ 
test.  The  following  medals  were  awarded  at  commencement: 
Music,  Miss  Clyde  Bryan;  declamation,  Mr.  E.  B.  Eldridge;  reci¬ 
tation,  Miss  Clyde  Bryan;  scholarship,  Mr.  E.  B.  Eldridge. 


THE  YEAR  1914-15 

The  following  faculty  had  charge  during  1914-15:  Rev.  W. 

F.  Hollingsworth,  President;  Prof.  G.  T.  Pace,  Principal;  Mrs. 

G.  T.  Pace,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Holton,  Miss  Mary  Gaither,  Mrs.  W. 
F.  Hollingsworth.  This  was  a  very  successful  year  and  two  stu¬ 
dents  graduated  with  honors  at  commencement,  Miss  Clyde 
Bryan  and  Mr.  Lee  Nichols.  The  closing  exercises  held  May 
15-18  were  very  successful.  The  commencement  sermon  was 
preached  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Tyler,  D.  D  ,  of  Danville,  Ky.  Eleven 
boys  participated  in  the  declamation  contest  and  six  girls  in 
the  recitation  contest.  A  splendid  literary  address  was  deliv¬ 
ered  by  Hon.  R.  L.  Doughton,  member  of  Congress.  Miss  Retha 
Thompson  received  the  music  medal;  Miss  Virginia  Calloway, 
the  recitation;  and  Mr.  Lee  Nichols,  the  scholarship. 


THE  YEAR  1915-16 

Rev.  W.  F.  Hollingsworth  resigned  as  President  of  the  school 


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in  the  spring  of  1915  and  Prof,  W.  L.  Cooper,  Jr.,  of  Graham, 
was  elected  President  of  the  school 
in  the  summer  of  1915.  Mr.  Coop¬ 
er  had  charge  of  the  school  for 
about  three  years,  during  which 
time  the  institution  continued  to 
prosper. 

In  the  fall  of  1915  Orange  Pres¬ 
bytery  at  an  adjourned  meeting  in 
Gastonia,  recommended  that  a 
campaign  be  made  for  $10,000  for 
Glade  Valley  High  School.  This 
was  done  in  order  that  the  school 
buildings  might  be  completed,  the 
plant  put  in  better  condition  for 
service,  and  the  full  benefit  re¬ 
ceived  from  the  $20,000  that  had 
already  been  spent.  Mr.  W.  L.  Cooper,  Jr.,  President  of  the 
school,  was  appointed  financial  agent  to  visit  the  churches  and 
raise  the  money.  The  campaign  was  successful  and  the  school 
was  improved  materially.  The  boys’  building  was  finished  and 
the  farm  somewhat  improved.  Up  to  this  time  only  kerosene 
oil  lamps  had  been  used  for  lighting;  an  electric  light  plant  was 
installed  which  gave  excellent  service  and  eliminated  the  danger 
of  fire.  A  wood  saw  and  feed  mill  were  also  installed.  A 
good  small  barn  was  built  and  the  farm  fenced. 


Mr.  W.  L.  Cooper,  Jr. 


The  school  was  in  charge  of  the  following  faculty  in  1915,-16. 
Mr.  W.  L.  Cooper,  Jr.,  President;  Prof.  R.  C.  White,  of  Mebane, 
Principal;  Miss  Annie  Albright,  Miss  Roberta  Pratt,  Miss  Cor¬ 
nelia  McLaurin,  Mrs.  John  Ruff.  This  year  the  school  gradu¬ 
ated  three  students:  Miss  Nina  Gentry,  Mr.  Willard  Hudson, 
and  Mr.  E.  B.  Eldridge. 

On  March  4,  1916,  was  held  a  preliminary  debate  for  the 
State  triangular  debate  in  which  E  B.  Eldridge,  Willard  Hud¬ 
son,  Prank  Tally  and  Tyre  Taylor  were  chosen  to  represent 
Glade  Valley  in  the  finals:  The  team  won  over  Mountain  View 
and  Trap  Hill  high  schools  in  the  finals  and  represented  Glade 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


Valley  in  the  State  triangular  debate  at  Chapel  Hill.  The  team 
stood  third  in  the  final  contest  at  the  University,  in  which  sev¬ 
enty-five  schools  were  represented. 

On  March  31-April  1,  1916,  the  Alleghany  County  commence¬ 
ment  was  held  at  Glade  Valley.  March  31  representatives  of 
a  number  of  the  elementary  schools  of  Alleghany  and  adjoining 
counties  contested  in  declamation  for  a  scholarship  to  Glade 
Valley.  Representatives  of  the  schools  also  contested  in  reci¬ 
tation  for  scholarship.  A  contest  was  also  held  in  debate  in 
which  Mr.  Silas  Nichols  won  the  medal 

During  1915-16  the  school  enrolled  eighty  pupils.  The  sixth 
annual  commencement  was  held  May  20-23.  The  Baccalau¬ 
reate  sermon  was  preached  by  Dr.  M.  E.  Sentelle  of  Davidson 
College.  Three  girls  took  part  in  the  recitation  contest  and 
five  boys  in  the  declamation  contest.  The  literary  address  was 
delivered  by  Hon.  A.  M.  Scales  of  Greensboro.  The  scholar¬ 
ship  medal  was  won  by  Mr.  Willard  Hudson;  the  recitation  medal 
by  Miss  Mary  Jones;  the  declamation  medal  by  Mr.  Silas  Nichols; 
the  music  medal  by  Miss  Annabel  Taylor. 

The  fine  spirit  of  Glade  Valley  in  1916  is  shown  by  the  fol¬ 
lowing  song  which  rang  over  the  campus: 


Glade  Valley’s  Glory  Song 

(Tune:  Boola  Song) 

Glade  Valley  School  on  a  mountain  high; 

Where  the  sparkling  waters  ripple  o’er  the  hill: 

The  noiseless  call  of  a  clear  blue  sky 

Brings  a  joy  that  makes  our  hearts  with  rapture  thrill. 

Where  calm  contentment  always  dwells 

’Mid  rhododendron  dells; 

Where  truth  is  taught  the  whole  day  long 
And  praises  given  in  glory  song. 

Chorus: 

Glory,  glory  to  Glade  Valley; 

Sing  her  praises 


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Thro’  all  ages 
Glory,  glory,  all  come  rally 
Round  Glade  Valley 
School  of  schools. 

We’ll  make  our  school  the  best  of  schools; 

We’ll  tell  her  precious  value  far  and  wide; 

We’ll  stick  to  her  and  all  her  rules. 

We’ll  speak  her  name  with  care  and  love  and  pride. 
So  make  the  air  with  echoes  ring; 

Ne’er  cease  the  whole  day  long, 

Her  praise  with  might  and  main  to  sing 
Glade  Valley’s  glory,  glory  song. 

Chorus : 


THE  YEAR  1916-17 

The  year  1916-17  was  a  most  successful  year.  Prof.  R.  C. 
White  was  again  Principal,  with  the  following  assistants:  Miss 
Annie  Albright,  Miss  Cornelia  McLaurin,  Miss  Emma  Allison, 
Mrs.  W.  L.  Cooper,  Jr.,  Mrs.  John  Ruff.  Seven  students  gradu¬ 
ated  in  1917:  Misses  June  Bourne,  Pauline  Bourne,  Lura  Wag¬ 
oner,  Messrs.  B.  Dewitt  Phillips,  Tyre  C.  Taylor,  Olney  Perkins, 
Clayton  Edwards. 

The  school  was  again  represented  in  the  State  triangular  de¬ 
bate  at  Chapel  Hill.  The  speakers  were:  Messrs.  Clayton  Ed¬ 
wards,  Tyre  C.  Taylor,  Silas  Nichols,  and  Miss  Jesse  Bledsoe 

Mr.  B.  Dewitt  Phillips  received  the  scholarship  medal;  Mr. 
Lee  Andrews  the  declamation  medal;  Mr.  Clive  Thompson  re¬ 
ceived  a  medal  for  the  best  essay  on  mountain  Farm  Improve¬ 
ment.  (No  contest  was  held  in  recitation.)  The  commence¬ 
ment  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  George  W.  Lee  of  Winston- 
Salem,  and  Hon.  R.  A.  Doughton  of  Sparta  delivered  the  an¬ 
nual  address.  The  enrollment  for  the  year  was  about  ninety. 

In  June  1917  Mrs.  William  N.  Reynolds,  Mrs.  J.  L.  Patter¬ 
son,  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Bernau  were  elected  advisary  members  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 


20 


HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


THE  YEAR  1917-18. 

During1  1917-18  the  school  was  in  charge  of  Mr.  W.  L.  Coop¬ 
er,  Jr.,  President;  Prof.  E.  B.  Eldridge,  Principal  with  the 
following  assistants:  Mrs.  W.  L.  Cooper,  Jr.,  Miss  Annie  Al¬ 
bright,  Miss - Webb,  Mrs.  John  Ruff.  This  year  the 

following  graduated:  Misses  Dott  Duncan,  Clyde  Edwards, 
Retha  Thompson,  Mattie  Hill,  Blanche  Spicer,  Messrs.  Frank 
S.  Johnston  and  Clive  A.  Thompson.  The  commencement 
sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  T.  C.  Bales  of  Mt.  Airy,  Prof. 
W.  L.  Cooper,  Jr.,  delivered  the  annual  address.  The  scholar¬ 
ship  and  declamation  medals  were  received  by  Mr.  Guy  Dun¬ 
can;  the  recitation  medal  by  Miss  Margaret  Cheek;  the  music 
medal  by  Miss  Dott  Duncan;  debate  medal  by  Mr.  Frank  S. 
Johnston. 


THE  YEAR  1918-19 


Mr.  Cooper  resigned  as  President  in  1917  but  remained  in 
charge  of  the  school  until  Rev.  A.  R.  Woodson  of  Wadesboro, 
was  elected  President  and  took 
charge  of  the  work  March  1,  1918. 

Th  e  school  had  an  unusually  large 
attendance  in  1918-19  and  the 
largest  senior  class  in  the  history 
of  the  institution.  Following  is 
the  faculty  for  1918-19:  Rev.  A. 

R.  Woodson,  President;  Prof.  E. 

B.  Eldridge,  Principal;  M^s.  A. 

R  Woodson,  Miss  Annie  Funk, 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Eldridge,  Miss  Lillian 
Russell,  Mrs.  F.  A.  Wrench,  Mrs. 

C.  C.  Bowman.  President  A.  R. 

Woodson  was  dismissed  March  6, 

1919  and  Mr.  E.  B.  Eldridge  was 

placed  in  charge  of  the  school.  Rev.  A.  R.  Woodson 


The  following  graduated  at  commencement  April  29,  1919: 
Misses  Minnie  Cox,  Carrye  Jones,  Mollye  Phillips,  Hessie 


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Graduating  Class,  1919 


Reeves,  Lura  Wolfe,  Carrye  Dancy,  Ruth  Reeves,  Jennye  Mox- 
ley,  Zollie  Edwards,  Ola  Parsons,  Messrs.  Ralph  Gentry,  Robert 
Waddell,  Bert  Thompson,  Dean  Duncan,  Marion  Murray.  The 
baccaulaureate  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  K.  L.  Whitting¬ 
ton  of  Greensboro.  The  annual  address  was  delivered  by  Hon. 
R.  A.  Doughton  of  Sparta.  The  following  medals  were  award¬ 
ed:  recitation,  Miss  Ola  Parsons;  declamation,  Mr.  Robert 
Waddell;  scholarship,  Mr.  Colquit  Wrench;  domestic  science, 
Miss  Maude  Cox;  neatest  room,  (girls)  Misses  Bertrice  Duncan 
and  Margaret  Woodson,  (boys)  Messrs.  Marion  Murray  and 
Frank  Belton.  The  enrollment  for  the  year  was  one  hundred 
and  six. 


THE  YEAR  1919-20. 

Mr.  E.  B.  Eldridge  was  elected  President  of  the  school  in 
1919  and  has  remained  in  charge  of  the  school  since  that  time. 


22 


HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


Prof.  R.  C.  White  of  Mebane  was 
Principal  in  1919-20,  with  the  fol¬ 
lowing  assistants:  Miss  Margaret 
K.  Wilson,  Miss  Florence  Eldridge, 
Miss  Annie  Williamson,  Mrs.  Lula 
Choate.  Two  young  ladies  grad¬ 
uated  in  1920:  Miss  Nannie  Wag¬ 
oner  and  Miss  Mattie  Lyon.  The 
enrollment  for  the  year  was  about 
eighty.  The  commencement  ex¬ 
ercises  were  held  April  24-26.  The 
commencement  sermon  was  preach¬ 
ed  by  Rev.  John  R.  Herndon  of 
Winston-Salem.  The  literary  ad¬ 
dress  was  delivered  by  Mr.  Tyre 
Mr.  E.  B.  Eldndge  c.  Taylor,  a  graduate  of  the 
school  and  a  student  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  The 
following  received  medals  at  commencement:  Miss  Nannie 
Wagoner,  recitation;  Miss  Annabel  Taylor,  scholarship;  Mr. 
Charles  Collins,  declamation;  Mr.  Charles  Crawford,  debate; 
Mi  ss  Ethel  Moxley,  music;  Miss  Viola  Davis,  neatness  of  room. 


THE  YEAR  1920-21. 

The  following  faculty  was  elected  for  1920-21:  Mv.  E.  B. 
Eldridge,  President;  Prof.  G.  D.  Sample,  Principal;  Miss  Ruth 
Price,  Miss  Hattie  Brown,  Mrs.  Lula  Choate,  Miss  Josephine 
Styer,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Eldridge. 

The  year  1920-21  witnessed  a  number  of  improvements  in 
the  school.  Steam  heat  was  for  the  first  time  successfully  em¬ 
ployed  in  the  boys’  dormitory.  The  school  was  put  on  a  firm 
financial  footing.  The  work  of  painting  the  buildings  was  be¬ 
gun  in  the  summer  of  1920;  the  dormitories  were  finished  in 
1921  and  the  cottage  was  painted  in  the  spring  of  1922.  A 
number  of  rooms  in  the  boys’  building  were  papered  in  1920- 
21.  Those  graduating  in  1921  were:  Misses  Bertrice  Duncan, 
Annabel  Taylor,  Beatrice  Rector;  Messrs.  Charles  Crawford, 


VALLEY  HIGH  SCHOOL 


23 


Edwin  Duncan,  Bynum  Edwards,  Traverse  L.  McBride,  Cas 
F.  Taylor.  The  enrollment  for  the  year  was  one  hundred.  The 
commencement  was  held  April  24-25.  Eight  girls  and  nine 
boys  participated  in  the  recitation  and  declamation  contests. 
The  following  medals  were  awarded  at  commencement:  schol¬ 
arship,  Miss  Annie  Wilkerson;  music,  Miss  Sadie  Brandon: 
recitation,  Miss  Bertrice  Duncan;  declamation,  Mr.  Cas  Tay¬ 
lor;  neatness  of  room,  Miss  Viola  Davis.  The  commencement 
sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  George  W.  Lee  of  Winston- 
Salem.  The  annual  address  was  delivered  by  Rev.  E.  N.  Cald¬ 
well  of  Graham. 

In  the  spring  of  1921  Glade  Valley  was  represented  in  the 
interscholastic  declamation  contest  at  Wake  Forest  College  by 
Mr.  Charles  Crawford. 

Glade  Valley  was  for  the  third  time  represented  in  the  State 
triangular  debate  at  Chapel  Hill  in  1921.  The  speakers  were: 
Messrs.  Charles  Crawford,  Cas  Taylor,  Alex  Osborn,  and  John 
Maines. 

In  1921  part  of  the  grounds  was  converted  into  an  athletic 
field.  Grounds  were  provided  for  baseball,  tennis,  etc. 


THE  YEAR  1921-22 

In  1921-22  the  following  faculty  was  in  charge:  Mr.  E.  B. 
Eldridge,  President;  Prof.  Chalmers  G.  Long,  Principal;  Miss 
Bessie  Tesh,  Miss  Hattie  Brown,  Mrs.  Grace  Conolly,  Miss  Gray 
Greene,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Eldridge.  This  was  a  most  successful  year. 
The  enrollment  for  the  year  was  seventy-five.  Five  students 
were  in  the  senior  class.  During  this  year  a  new  electric  light 
plant  with  storage  batteries  was  installed ;  also  an  electi  ic 
washer  was  installed  A  complete  water  system  with  bath 
rooms  in  both  dormitories  was  added  to  the  equipment.  Through 
the  liberality  of  the  ladies’  societies  the  library  was  enlarged 
to  over  five  hundred  volumes  besides  numerous  periodicals, 
magazines,  etc.*  The  Presbyterian  Committee  of  Publication 

*  A  small  library  was  started  at  the  opening  of  the  school 
in  1911. 


24 


HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


of  Richmond,  Va.,  also  contributed  liberally  to  the  library.  The 
rooms  in  the  girls’  dormitory  were  repapered  and  the  wood¬ 
work  painted.  Nearly  all  rooms  of  the  boys’  building  were 
papered  and  one  class  room;  the  assembly  hall  was  painted. 
These  things  were  also  accomplished  principally  through  the 
generosity  of  the  various  societies. 

The  music  department  found  in  the  person  of  Miss  Gray 
Greene  a  most  able  teacher.  The  following  recital  was  given 
on  Saturday,  April  29,  1922,  under  direction  of  Miss  Greene 
and  was  a  decided  success: 

Piano  Solo — Grande  Valse  de  Concert  ....  F.  Mattei 

Sadie  Brandon. 

Chorus — Welcome  Sweet  Springtime  ....  Rubinstein. 

Chorus  Class. 


Piano  Solo — Love  Dreams  .  Brown 

Betty  Ruth  Duncan. 

Piano  Duet — Cinderella  .  H.  A.  Williams 

Leila  and  Eva  Greene. 

Vocal  Solo — Springtide  .  R.  Beck 

Miss  Tesh. 

Piano  Solo — Narcissus  .  Nevin 

Ethel  Moxley. 

Quartette — Kentucky  Babe  .  A.  Geibel 

Misses  Tesh  and  Greene,  Messrs.  Long  and  Ervin 

Piano  Solo — Marche  Grotesque  .  Sinding 

Bertrice  Duncan. 

Piano  Solo — The  Flatterer .  C.  Chaminade 

Lexa  Creed. 

Piano  Duet — Festival  Overture  .  H.  Engelmann 

Bertrice  Duncan  and  Miss  Greene. 


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The  commencement  held  April  29-May  1,  1922  was,  per¬ 
haps,  the  most  successful  in  the  history  of  the  institution.  The 
following  pupils  graduated:  Misses  May  Thompson,  Mabel 
Thompson,  Messrs.  Fred 
Taylor,  John  Maines, 
and  Arthur  Wiles.  A 
very  able  commence¬ 
ment  sermon  was 
preached  by  Rev.  J.  S. 

Foster  of  Winston-Sa¬ 
lem.  A  most  able  lit¬ 
erary  address  was  de¬ 
livered  by  Prof.  Chal¬ 
mers  G.  Long.  The  fol¬ 
lowing  medals  were  pre¬ 
sented  at  commence¬ 
ment:  declamation,  Mr. 

Arthur  Wiles;  recita¬ 
tion,  Miss  Eva  Greene; 

scholarship,  Ml.  Clay  Graduating  Class,  1.922 

Thompson;  music,  Miss 

Lexa  Creed,  neatness  of  room,  (girls)  Miss  Sadie  Brandon, 
(boys)  Mr.  Roy  Eldridge  and  Floyd  Fender. 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


THE  YEAR  1922-23. 


The  faculty  for  1922-23  consists  of  the  following  members: 
Mr.  E.  B.  Eldridge,  President;  Prof.  J.  Oliver  Overcash,  Prin¬ 
cipal;  Mrs.  Grace  Conolly,  Miss  Margaret  Fleming,  Miss  Es¬ 
telle  Overcash, 
Miss  Jane  Er¬ 
vin,  Miss  Gray 
Greene,  Mrs.  E. 
B.  Eldridge.  The 
work  of  the 
school  is  pro¬ 
gressing  nicely. 
The  senior  class 
of  ‘23  consists 
of  eight  mem¬ 
bers:  Misses  Eth¬ 
el  Moxley,  Sadie 
Brandon.  Oeta- 
via  Taylor,  Mess¬ 
rs.  Everette  L. 
Taylor,  James 
Moxley,  William 
McLean,  Floyd 
Faculty,  1922-23.  Fender  and  Silas 

Nichols. 

Mr.  R.  K.  Smith,  formerly  of  North  Carolina,  who  died  in 
New  York  in  the  fall  of  1922  bequeathed  to  Glade  Valley 
High  School  the  sum  of  $10,000. 


THE  ALUMNI 

The  school  has  been  running  for  twelve  years,  during  which 
time  it  has  graduated  fifty  pupils.  A  large  number  of  these 
have  gone  to  college.  It  is  a  notable  fact  that  no  Glade  Val¬ 
ley  graduate  ever  failed  at  college.  Among  the  alumni  are  one 
assistant  professor  in  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  four 
high  school  principals,  one  mechanical  engineer,  one  minister, 


VALLEY  HIGH  SCHOOL  27 

several  studying  law,  and  medicine,  as  well  as  several  taking 
the  regular  literary  courses.  Several  Glade  Valley  graduates 
have  won  the  highest  honors  in  college.  The  graduates  of  the 
school  have  organized  an  alumni  association  and  established 
an  alumni  scholarship  fund. 


THE  SCHOOL  TODAY 

Summarizing  briefly  the  past  history  of  the  Glade  Valley 
High  School,  a  few  years  ago  what  is  now  the  campus  was  the 
unbroken  playground  of  squirrels  and  chipmunks  and  the 
splendid  buildings  were  trees  of  the  forest.  Since  the  school 
opened  in  1911  it  has  touched  the  lives  of  over  one  thousand 
young  men  and  women  from  various  parts  of  the  state,  a  large 
number  from  Alleghany  and  adjoining  counties.  The  school 
is  today  a  thriving  institution  offering  a  standard  four  year 
course  and  is  accredited  by  the  state.  It  has  two  large  doi- 
mitories  with  the  modern  conveniences  of  steam  heat  and  elec¬ 
tric  light  well  furnished,  homelike  rooms,  an  excellent  library, 
and  many  other  conveniences.  Besides  the  regular  class  room 


A  Campus  View 


28 


HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


work  a  well  organized  literary  society  is  maintained,  good 
athletic  games  and  wholesome  entertainment  are  provided.  The 
students  have  the  benefit  of  a  radio  receiving  outfit.  The  so¬ 
cial  atmosphere  of  the  school  is  wholesome  and  uplifting  and 
its  influence  is  felt  throughout  the  community. 


THE  NEEDS  OF  THE  SCHOOL 

Since  its  establishment  the  school  has  made  wonderful 
progress — graduated  fifty  students  and  influenced  the  lives  of 
over  one  thousand  boys  and  girls — but  a  still  greater  field  of 
usefulness  is  yet  open  to  this  Mission  School.  Never  was  the 
need  of  high  grade  Christian  education  more  keenly  felt  than 
it  is  now,  in  this  day  of  complex  and  exacting  life.  The  school 
stands  in  need  of  better  equipment  and  facilities,  not  only  to 
carry  on  its  present  work  but  to  meet  the  increasing  demands 
made  upon  it.  Throughout  the  country  hundreds  of  bright 
children  are  rapidly  growing  into  manhood  and  womanhood — 
“Better  unborn  than  untaught.” 

Among  the  imperative  needs  of  the  institution  are  seats  for 
the  assembly  hall,  together  with  curtains  and  fixtures.  At 
present  only  rude  and  uncomfortable  benches  are  in  the  as¬ 
sembly  hall,  which  is  used  as  chapel  every  day.  Additional 
classroom  equipment  is  also  needed — maps,  desks,  dictionaries 
window  shades,  etc.  Wallpapering  would  add  materially  to 
the  comfort  and  appearance  of  the  class  rooms,  only  one  of 
which  is  papered. 

Additional  tools  and  equipment  are  needed  for  the  farm, 
and  the  farm  needs  many  improvements.  By  the  further  de¬ 
velopment  of  the  farm  it  can  be  made  a  very  substantial  factor 
in  the  support  of  the  boarding  department  of  the  school.  More 
land  needs  clearing  and  putting  in  cultivation,  and  pasturage, 
and  meadow.  The  development  of  the  farm  is  one  of  the  ur¬ 
gent  demands  of  the  school. 


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A  View  of  the  Farm. 

A  little  money  and  labor  spent  in  improving  the  campus 
and  grounds  and  planting  flowers  and  shrubs  would  add  to 
the  beauty  and  homelikeness  of  the  environment. 

A  requisite  need  of  the  school  is  an  administration  building 
with  class  rooms  and  auditorium.  This,  with  the  two  dormitor¬ 
ies  already  on  the  grounds,  would  place  Glade  Valley  in  po¬ 
sition  to  meet  the  task  before  her.  The  present  assembly  hall 
is  entirely  inadequate,  as  it  will  not  near  seat  the  audience  at 
any  kind  of  exercises.  An  administration  building  would  en¬ 
able  the  boys  to  have  a  library,  reading  room,  literary  society 
halls,  etc.,  in  the  boys’  dormitory.  These  things  are  very  essen¬ 
tial  for  the  best  results. 


CONCLUSION 

On  a  beautiful  plateau,  some  three  thousand  feet  above  sea 
level,  amid  picturesque  mountains  and  valleys  is  situated  the 
Glade  Valley  High  School.  The  institution  is  owned  and  op¬ 
erated  by  Orange  Presbytery  and  is  in  charge  of  the  following 
Board  of  Trustees:  Rev.  S.  M.  Rankin,  Chairman,  Greens¬ 
boro;  Mr.  A.  M.  Scales,  Greensboro;  Mr.  R.  R.  King,  Greens¬ 
boro;  Rev.  C.  P.  Coble,  High  Point;  Rev.  T.  W.  Simpson,  Win- 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  GLADE 


Campus  View 

ston-Salem;  Mr.  T.  B.  Finley,  North  Wilkesboro;  Mr.  McBride 
Holt,  Graham;  Mr.  J.  Lindsay  Patterson,  Winston-Salem;  Mr. 
W.  F.  Carter,  Mt.  Airy;  Mr.  E.  B.  Eldridge,  Treasurer,  Glade 
Valley.  The  school  has  a  plant  and  equipment  worth  some 

$35,000,  and  is 
located  in  a  good 
Christian  com¬ 
munity.  Moral 
training  received 
in  the  Sunday 
School,  Chris¬ 
tian  Endeavor 
Society  and 
Church  has  an 
important  part 
in  the  training 
received  at  Glade 
Valley. 

Glade  Valley  is  situated  on  the  new,  hard  surfaced  highway 
now  nearing  completion,  making  the  school  easily  accessible 
from  all  points  in  the  state — only  a  few  hours  drive  from  Win¬ 
ston-Salem  or  Charlotte. 


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The  Glade  Valley  High  School  is  exerting  a  profound  in¬ 
fluence  for  good  in  the  community  and  is  an  institution  of 
which  Orange  Presbytery  may  be  justly  proud. 


The  year  1922-23  has  been  a  very  successful  year.  The 
school  was  represented  in  the  interscholastic  declamation  con¬ 
test  at  Trinity  College  this  year  by  Mr.  Clinton  Burgess.  Glade 
Valley  was  for  the  fourth  time  represented  in  the  State  debate  at 
Chapel  Hill  by  Messrs  Clinton  Burgess  and  Lester  Tilley,  af- 
firmitive,  Collier  Parrish  and  Floyd  Fender,  negative.  The  af¬ 
firmative  team  won  in  the  first  preliminary. 

The  thirteenth  annual  commencement  was  held  April  28-30. 
The  commencement  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  C.  W.  Er¬ 
vin  of  Glade  Valley.  The  annual  address  was  delivered  by 
Professor  John  M.  Cheek  of  Sparta.  Seven  girls  contested  in 
recitation  and  seven  boys  in  declamation.  The  following  med¬ 
als  were  awarded:  recitation,  Miss  Vesta  Shepperd;  declama¬ 
tion,  Mr.  Clinton  Burgess;  scholarship,  Mr.  Ira  Phillips;  music, 
Miss  Darrell  Bowlin;  neatness  of  room,  (girls)  Miss  Ruth  Long; 
(boys)  Messrs.  Ira  Phillips  and  Charles  Sanders. 


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